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If you look at the KT Gwanghwamun west remodeling construction site, you will feel that it takes a long time and is different from regular remodeling work.

In fact, KT Gwanghwamun West is undergoing remodeling to the level of new construction.

The original KT Gwanghwamun west building was a decentralized building with cores distributed on both sides and in the center.

Construction is underway to collect the core in the center.

If the core is dispersed, as you can see from the old building, both sides are blocked by walls, which makes it very frustrating and space efficiency is significantly reduced.

Therefore, construction is underway to bring the core to the center.

As you can see from the bird's eye view of the remodeling, you can see that the central core has openings on both sides.

However, this method actually takes a long time and costs more than regular remodeling. Actually, I didn't think about new construction.

Renzo Piano, who designed KT Gwanghwamun East, also designed the West.

The problem is that Gyeongbokgung Palace is right nearby, so height regulations in this area are quite strict.

Moreover, regulations are becoming more and more stringent. The design plan is obvious, and when new construction is done, the floor area ratio will be lower than it is now.

As there was no progress in reducing the height in this area, the new construction plan was scrapped and turned to remodeling.

Actually, it's been like this for several weeks and it doesn't seem like I'm doing anything. There is a high possibility that core construction is underway inside. Once all the cores are up, other tasks will start as well.

The hole on the side like that is where the original cores on both sides were removed.